Cigar-lighter.



J. C. RAYMOND. GIGAR LIGHTER. APPLICATION FILED sBPT.14, 1908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Z7 i Q A l w/TNESSES /NVE/vof? BVM a casing A JOHN C. RAYMOND, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

creen-LIGHTER.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN C. RAYMOND, a

citizen of the United States, and a residentof Brooklyn, in the county of lKingsjand State of New York, have made' certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar- Lighters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in cigar lighters and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

"In the drawings-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a lighter embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof on about line 2-2 of Fig. 1,- Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device; Fig. 4 "is a detail sectional view illustrating the feeding devices for the wick and the cap strip; Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a portion of such feeding construction; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective ger; and Fig. 7 is a detail A perspective view showlng the construction at the igniting -end of the cap strip and the wick.

- In carrying out my invention I provide which is made in the form of a istol and is preferably in two side sections Einged together at A at one edge and suitably secured by screws or rivets A2 at its other edge, so the casing can be conveniently opened to permit access to the interior parts for any desired pur ose.

`'At the grip end of the pistol provide a cigar cutter B and in said grip end I support the rollers of the wick C and the cap strip D. The wick C is wound in a Areservoir E supported in the grip of the pistol and ada ted to contain oil or other suitable material which maybe absorbed by the wick to increase its 'inflammable condition. From this reservoir E the wick tube E extends to a of the barrel A3 where 1t isfdeflected downward at E2 so that it discharges to a oint at about the'center of the barrel X3 as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

The cap strip D which may be of any suitable well known construction extends from its roller forwardly through a tube D and discharges adjacent to `th'e discharge Specication of Letters Patent. Application led September 14, 1908.

view `of the triglK lagainst a stop A7 point near the end Patented Jan. 19, 1909. 'serial No. 452,838.

end of the wick C as shown in Fig. 2, so 1t can be o perated upon by the hammer F to explode its cap and thus ignite the wick.

The hammer F has its rod `F suitably gulded at F 2 in the casing and made in two sections jointed together at F3 so the hammer may rise slightlyr to permit the readjustment of the pivoted catch G10, to be presently described, to the position shown 1n Fig. 1 when the extinguisher is adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 1.

The rod F connects at its rear end with the triger H which may be operated to advance the ammer, the latter being given its-firing stroke by a spring I bearing between the hammer and a plate A4 at the front end of the barrel A3 and operating to force the hammer back against the cap strip when the hammer is pushed forward and then released.

The trigger H has an upward extension H operating as a pawl acting upon a ratchet wheel J on a feed shaft K having a feed wheel operating to advance the wick C and a wheel K4 meshing with a smaller feed wheel K2 on a shaft K3, which wheel K2 operates to advance the cap strip, it being desired to feed the cap strip more rapidly than the wick as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

Near its front end the barrelis perforated at A5 to permit the escape of the flames from the wick and is slotted longitudinally at A to receive the guiding screws or projections G on the extinguisher G, the latter being in the form of a cylinder fitting and sliding upon the barrel and pressed normally to the rear by the action of springs Gr2 which bear against the screws or projections G as shown in Fig. 1. When in the extenguished position shown in Fig. 1, the extinguisher G is held against the tension of its springs Gf2 by means of a catch G10 pivoted between its ends to the casing, engaging at its lower end in rear of a shoulder G on Athe extinguisher and bearing at its upper end in rear of a shoulder F13 on the under side of the hammer-rod.

When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, it will be noticed that if the trigger H be pulled in the usual manner it will advance the hammer and in so doing will move the shoulder F13 away from the upper end of the catch G1", and such catch thus releasing the extinguisher the latter will be forced back ainst the strip A1 b its springs G'. Then w en the tri ger is re eased the hammer will be forced bac by its spring I to explode a cap and thus ignite the Wick, and the flames will pass out of the openings A5 which at such time will be unobstructed as the extinguisher Will then be in its rearward position.

When it is desired to extinguish the igniter,` the tube G may be moved'forward by hand against the tension of its springs G2 to the position shown in Fig. 1, the catch G1 dropping to the position shown in Fig. 1, in rear of the shoulder F, the joint Fa permitting the readstment of the parts to the position shown in 1 as before described. t will be noticed that the several operations are effected through the manipulationv of the trigger except the readjustment ofthe tube G to the position shown in Fig. 1, which is accomplished by hand.

I claim:

1. The igniting device herein described comprising a casing made in sections hinged together at one edge, means connecting the sections at the other edge, a reservoir in the casing and havin a Wick tube leading thence, a cap tube 1n the casin and having its discharge end adjacent to t e discharge end of the wick tube, a trigger, feeding means operated by the trigger and havin feeding devices operating in connection Wit the cap tube and the wick tube, a hammer, means for operating the hammer in one direction, a

' hammer-rod connecting the hammer with the trigger and made in sections, and provided With a shoulder for engagement with an extinguisher catch, the casing having openlngs or vents for the'passage of the flames, an extmguisher movable upon the casing to and from a position covering the flame vents and spring-actuated in onedirection, a catch securing the extinguisher over the fiame vents, and means on the ham-l mer-rod coperating with said catch, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination in an igniter with a casing, and a hammer, 4of a pivoted trigger connected with the hammer, and feeding evices arranged for operation by the trigger whereby to feed al wick and cap strip and having gearing between the wick and the cap strip, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination Witha casing, a hammer and a hammer-rod having a shoulder, of

an extin uisher spring actuated in one direction an a catch between the extinguisher and hammer-rod and co erating Wlth the shoulder on the latter substantially as set forth.

4. The combination With a casin having flame vents, of a spring actuate extinguisher sliding to a position oversaid flame vents, a hammer, an extinguisher catch for holding the extinguisher over the flame vents, said catch being held and released by the hammer substantially as set forth.

5. The combination in an igniter, of a cashaving fiame vents, a Wick ltube and a cap tube Within the casing, devices for feedingthe Wick and the ca strip and an extingulsher slidable to and rom a position over thefiame vents substantially as set forth.

6. An igniter comprising a casin and having a reservoir and a wick tube lea ing therefrom, a cap'strip tube, means for feeding a cap stri and Wick, said means comprising drive W eels geared together, a trigger operating said means, means for operating the feed gearing from the trigger and a hammer operated by thetrigger substantially as set forth.

7. lThe c ombination of a casing having flame vents a sliding extinguisher spring actuated in one direction, a catch for restraining said extinguisher, a hammer and a hammer-rod made in jointed sections and having a shoulder coperating With the'extinguisher catch substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with a cap strip tube and a Wick tube having its discharge end deflected, of a hammer-rod having a deflected portion supporting its hammer in position to operate upon a cap strip dischar ed from its tube and an extinguisher normay inclosing the defiected portlon of the Wick tube substantially as set forth.

JOHN C. RAYMOND. Witnesses:

A. H. DAVIS", -JOHN P. DAvIs. 

